Uber dials up new fights with plaintiffs lawyers

As it grapples with a slew of lawsuits from passengers, ride-hailing giant Uber is again taking aim at members of the plaintiffs bar, accusing an attorney in one case of misusing confidential information and suing another group of lawyers for allegedly filing fraudulent personal injury claims.

In a lawsuit filed on Monday in federal court in Los Angeles, Uber said a group of lawyers had conspired with medical providers to create and submit artificially inflated medical bills.

Uber’s complaint alleged “unscrupulous personal injury attorneys” were…